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Quanyu Wang

Scientist

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Quanyu Wang undertakes research and
investigation into the deterioration, conservation and technology
of non-precious metal and provides scientific services within the
aims of the Museum.

As a member of the science teams she co-ordinates the
development of new projects within the Museum and participates in
the development of research collaborations with external museums
and higher education partners. She has co-supervised an AHRC PhD
project with Cardiff University on the desalination of
archaeological iron: Archaeological iron in the British Museum.

She gained her BSc and MSc in ceramic materials from Tsinghua
University, Beijing, China, and a PhD in archaeometallurgy from
University College London, UK. Her research interests are the
technology and conservation of archaeological metals.

Quanyu’s previous employment included a lectureship at Peking
University, China and a research fellowship at the Smithsonian
Institution and Sheffield University. Her recent research projects
include the deterioration of Jin bronzes from China and casting
experiments with archaeologically relevant tin bronzes.

Member of the Archaeological Iron After Excavation (AIAE), sub
working group of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM)

Recent publications

Q. Wang, 2012. Technical Studies of Three Gui Vessels
of the Early Western Zhou period in the British Museum Collection,
in P. Jett, B. McCarthy and J.G. Douglas (eds.), Scientific
Research on Ancient Asian Metallurgy, Proceedings of theFifth Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art,
London: Archetype Publication Ltd. 63-72.

S. La Niece and Q. Wang, ‘Scientific study of the silver
jewellery and ingots from the Kiev hoard of 1906 in the British
Museum collection’, in L. Pekarska (ed.), Jewellery of Princely
Kiev, the Kiev Hoards in the British Museum and the Metropolitan
Museum of Art and Related Material. Mainz. London:
Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum and the British Museum, 2011,
67-77.

Q. Wang, H. Huang, and F. Shearman, ‘Bronzes from the Sacred
Animal Necropolis at Saqqara, Egypt: a study of the metals and
corrosion, The British Museum Technical Research Bulletin,
3, 2009, 73-82.